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UNITED' STATES JOIIN'A. KIMBALL, 0F TAYLOBVILLE, ILLINOIS.

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I Application med lay 17, 1920. Serial No. 381,968. To alluihomz'tmay concern.' F ig. 2 is a pers ective view thereof show- Be it knownthat I, JOHN A. KIMBALL, a t e handle in ly Aengaged position, and citizen of the United States of America, re- 1g. V3 a cross sectional view on the line siding at Taylor-ville, in the county-of Chris- 3-3 of Flg. 2.

tian and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in `Handles for Battery-Boxes, of which the following is a specification. Y

This invention relates to ca devices for storage batteri and has, for its object the provision-of a handle adapted to be retained by the mechanics of a battery service station and which is so formed that it may be gpickl'y and easily enga ed with the han e loops commonly provi ed on storage batteries and which is for the purpose of permitting e handling of storage batteries, vthe device bein particularly meritorious in view of the gaat that storage batteries `are heavy and arefnot easily capable of handling by the ordinary means provided An important' object is the provision of a handle of this character which includes a fixed arm e ag'eable upon the handle loo at one end dlfgthe storage batteri and which includes a pivoted arm engagea le with the loop at this movable arm being controlled by the operators thumb. Y Afurther ob'ectis the handle of this character whlch is with a automatically operating sa ety catch provision of a which will positively prevent disengagement', e y oop",

of the xed arm of the handle from t at Vone end of thestorage battery, this safety catch automatically and swi ving into inoperative position when. the han e is tilted at the time of its final en gagement with .the loop at one end of, the battery box. A

An additional object is the rovision oi a device of this character whic will be extremely simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly eicient in use, durable in service, and al general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more'fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in.

` which Figure 1 is aside elevation of a battery box showing my handle applied thereto and in its initial position, i

the other end of the storage battery,

rovided gravitationally 20 may Beferring'more particularly to the drawings, the letter A designates a battery box and B and C designate the handle loops carriedthereby. y Y

In carrying out my invention IV provide a handle structure which includes a bar 10 formed of obtuse angular shape and which includes a handle' rtion 11 and an arm l2 extending at an o use angle thereto. Secured to the handle portion 11 is a preferably round wooden bar 13 which serves as a handle pro r and the terminal of the handle portion 11 at the end of this bar 13 is cut to form a tongue 14 bent around one end of the b ar 13 and bent at the sides of the tongue to form loops or eyes 15. The free end of the arm 12 is formed with a hook 16 which is engageable' with either of the loops B or C onthe battery box. Pivotally connected with this arm 12 is a catch 17 which has its end ortion immediately above the hook 16 sli able through a slot 18 in the arm 12 and formed with llanges 19 limiting the movement of the catch.

Disposed at the end of the bar 13 opposite the arm 12 is' a movable arm 20 which has its ree end formed as a hook 21 engageable with the other loop on the batter box. This arm 20`is formed on .opposite si es with lugs l22 .rotatably engaged within the loops 15 and the upper terminal of the arm 20 is formed with a.V thumb engaging piece 23 engageable b the thumb o` an operator when graspin t e handle' bar 13 so that the arm e swung as desired.

In the use of the device the operator ygrasps the handle by holding the handle ortlon 11 of the bar 10 and the bar 13 with- 1n his hand with his thumb enga 'ng and depressing the thumb piece 23 to rin the latter into engagfment with the top o the bar 13. When t is'isrdone the device is so held that 'the catch 17 will gravitate against -the varm 12,V as clearly shownin Fig. 1. The hook 16 on the free end of the arm 12 isthen engaged with either of the loops B or C sure upon the thumb piece 23 and subseuently inserts his thumb between this t umb piece and the bar 13 so as to hold the arm 20 against movement. When this is done the angular inclination of the arm 2() will result in gravitational movement of the catch 17 into the position shown in Fig. 2 with this catch member extending over the loop engaged by the arm 20 and cooperating with the hook 16 to prevent disen ragement of the arm 12 from the loop B or (j. When the operators hand is subsequently removed my handle structure will be maintained `in upright position upon the batte box ready to be grasped at any time that 1t is desired to move the battery from place to place. It will be apparent that my handle member will not become disengaged from the battery box until the operator depresses the thumb piece 23 to swing the arm 20 and hook 21 out of engagement with the loop B or C at the opposite end to that engaged by the hook 16.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will thus be apparent that I have provided a simply constructed and consequently inexpensive han-V dle which may be quickly and easily engaged with the loops ordinarily provided on a battery box and which is' so formed that the box may be easily transported from place to place without any danger of dropping it.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my`invention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A handle for battery boxes provided at their ends with handle loops comprising a bar formed in obtuse angular form to define a handle portion and an arm, a wooden handle-bar proper secured to the handle portion of said bar, .a hook formed on the free end of said arm and engageable with one of the loops at the ends of a battery box and an arm pivoted upon the other end of i said bar and having one end formadas a hook engageable with the loop at the other end oft e battery box and having its other a handle portion and an bar formed in obtuse 'the battery box end formed with a thumb piece engageable by the thumb Aof the operator whereby said last named arm may be swung.

2. A handle for battery boxes provided at their ends with handle loops comprisin a bar formed in obtuse angular form to de ine arm, a wooden handle-bar proper secured to the handle portion of said bar, a hook formed on the free end of said arm and engageable with one of the loops at the ends of a battery box, and an arm pivoted upon the other end of said bar and havin one end formed as a hook engageable wii the loop at the other end of t e battery box and having its other end formed with a thumb piece engageable by the thumbof the operator whereby said last named arm may be swung, and an auto maticall operating safety catch mounted upon sald first named arm and cooperating with the handle loop engaged by the hook thereon whereby to prevent disengagementl pf said rst named arm from the engaged oop.

3. A handle for battery boxes provided at their ends with handle loops, comprisin a angular form to de ne a handle portion and an arm, a .wooden handle-bar proper secured to the handle portion of said bar, a4 hook formed on the free end of said arm and engageable with one of the loops at the ends of a battery box,

an arm pivoted upon the other end of said one end formed as a hook a loop at the otherend of and having its other end formed with a thumb piece engageable by the thumb of an named arm may be swung, and an automatically operating safety catch mounted upon sald first named arm and coperating with the handle loop engaged by the hook thereon whereby to prevent disengagement of said first named arm from the enga ed loop, said safety catch comprising a ar member pivoted upon the rst named arm and havlng a lateral extension slidable through a slot in the first named arm immediately above the hook thereon, said extension being formed with retaining fianges limiting Amovement of said4 catch.

In testimony whereof I affix m signature.

` JOHN A. K BALL.

bar and havin engageable Wit operator whereby said last 

